Dr. Alexandra Natapoff

Professor

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Biography

Alexandra Natapoff is an award-winning legal scholar and expert in criminal justice. Her research focuses on several key areas including criminal courts, public defense, plea bargaining, wrongful convictions, and race inequality within the criminal system. She authored the book "Punishment Without Crime: How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America Unequal" which highlights the significant influence of misdemeanors on the U.S. criminal justice system. Additionally, her other notable work, "Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice," received an honorable mention for the ABA Silver Gavel Award. Natapoff was a Guggenheim Fellow in 2016 and is a member of the American Law Institute. She has a comprehensive educational background, having graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Philosophy and from Stanford Law School with a J.D. Her work is well-regarded in legal circles, having been cited in judicial opinions and discussed in national media. Before her academic career, she served as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in Baltimore, Maryland.

Research Interests

Experience

Lee S. Kreindler Professor

— Present

Harvard Law School • Cambridge, MA

Professor specializing in criminal justice and law.

Requirements for Harvard Law School

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
J.D. from an ABA-approved U.S. law school or a first law degree (LL.B. or equivalent) from a foreign law school
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • CV/Résumé
  • Personal statements (Parts A and B)
  • At least two recommendations
  • Official transcripts and diplomas
  • Official TOEFL report (if applicable)
  • Application fee ($85)
Specialization Notes

Applied for under 'Department of Law', 'Department of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law', 'Department of Constitutional Law', 'Department of Japanese Legal Studies', and 'Department of Human Rights'.